title: Primary echinococcus cyst of the thyroid. A case report.
abstract: Although echinococcosis is not rare in South Africa, the location of a hydatid cyst in the thyroid is unusual. It usually presents as a solitary nodule, which may mimic a thyroid carcinoma. The routine use of aspiration cytology in the workup of cases of single thyroid nodules may complicate the further management of patients with a hydatid cyst of the thyroid; anaphylaxis and dissemination may occur and technical difficulties may be experienced during operation. A case of echinococcal cyst of the thyroid presenting as a single thyroid nodule, suspected to be thyroid cancer, is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Universitas Hospital, Bloemfontein.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: van Rensburg
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Joubert
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Nel
mesh_terms: D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000601:surgery